US charges 17 Iranians over 'massive' cyber theft campaign
- Seventeen Iranians have been charged for allegedly conducting a years long "co-ordinated campaign" of cyber attacks in an effort to steal data from US organisations.
- The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said members of the Iran-based Mabna Institute had targeted the computer systems of 144 American universities and 42 private sector firms since at least 2013.
- The group is alleged to have stolen more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property worth approximately $3.4bn (£2.5m) over the course of the "massive" campaign, the DoJ said.
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- Seventeen Iranians have been charged for allegedly conducting a years long "co-ordinated campaign" of cyber attacks in an effort to steal data from US organisations.
- The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said members of the Iran-based Mabna Institute had targeted the computer systems of 144 American universities and 42 private sector firms since at least 2013.
- The group is alleged to have stolen more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property worth approximately $3.4bn (£2.5m) over the course of the "massive" campaign, the DoJ said.
Sources: BBC News